This book explores the Jewish community's response to the
destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. The focus of attention
is 4 Ezra, a text that reboots the past by imaginatively recasting
textual and interpretive traditions. Instead of rebuilding the
Temple, as Ezra does in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, the Ezra
portrayed in 4 Ezra argues with an angel about the mystery of God's
plan and re-gives Israel the Torah. Drawing on Walter Benjamin, the
imaginative project of 4 Ezra is analyzed in terms of a
constellation composed of elements from pre-destruction traditions.
Ezra's struggle and his eventual recommitment to Torah are also
understood as providing a model for emulation by ancient Jewish
readers. 4 Ezra is thus what Stanley Cavell calls a perfectionist
work. Its specific mission is to guide the formation of Jewish
subjects capable of resuming covenantal life in the wake of a
destruction that inflects but never erases revelation.
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2014 |
First published: |
April 2014 |
Authors: |
Hindy Najman
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Dimensions: |
222 x 144 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
203 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-107-00618-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-107-00618-X |
Barcode: |
9781107006188 |
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